The blessedness of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /The blessednesse of the righteous discoursed from Psal. 17, 15 /

The second ingredient into this Blessedness considered, assimilation to God or his glory imprest. Wherein it consists, discovered in sundry Propositions. The third ingredient, The satisfaction and pleasure which results, stated and opened.

AND now, upon this Vision of the blessed face of God, next follows, in the order of discourse, The souls perfect assimilation unto that revealed glory, or its participation thereof, (touching the order the things themselves have to one another, there will be consideration had in its proper ⟨p. 49⟩place) and this also must be considered as a distinct and necessary ingredient into the state of blessedness we are treating of.

Distinct it is, for though the vision now spoken of, doth include a certain kind of assimilation in it, as all vision doth, being only a reception of the species or likeness of the Object seen: This assimilation we are to speak of, is of a very different kind. That is such as affects only the visive or cognitive power, and that not with a real change, but intentional only, nor for longer continuance than the act of seeing lasts; but this is total, real, and permanent.

Distinct it is, for though the vision now spoken of, doth include a certain kind of assimilation in it, as all vision doth, being only a reception of the species or likeness of the Object seen: This assimilation we are to speak of, is of a very different kind. That is such as affects only the visive or cognitive power, and that not with a real change, but intentional onely, nor for longer continuance than the act of seeing lasts; but this is total, real, and permanent.